Reviews

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

isabellaeileen's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

I wouldn’t say this book is good, but it is enjoyable at times. A comforting, easy read (though a little drawn out at times). 

jmodef's review against another edition

4.0

This is one of the rare occasions when watching the series first has not interfered with my enjoyment of the book. I prefer it the other way around, though. Good read and definitely check out the Discovery network series.

trish_98's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

arisaenz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nicolejames143's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

caitgutscher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

printycatt's review against another edition

slow-paced

5.0

strawverri's review

3.0

meh... twilight? with the end foreshadowing and outlander twist.... like I said .. MEH!

csowa1's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Reads like 4 stories mushed together. It has the structure of a romance and the tone of horror with all the focus of a moth in the hone depot lighting aisle. Really only finished for the twilight fix-it-fic vibes

eloisearchangelobooks's review against another edition

4.0

This book was... how do I put it... loquacious. This author really loves imagery and descriptors. It was trying at times and some of it I skipped over. But I really loved the romance between the two leads. And I liked the magical aspect employed. Overall, a really good read. Would recommend. Just know that there are parts you may want to skip over because this is a really long book and we get really into the weeds. But soldier on. This is a wonderful series. And the audiobooks are 10/10.